It will be unlikely to finish above .500 if they keep losing every series. They may get swept by the Pirates.
Yeah but they hit the ball hard
Sounds like their due.
No, the good news for Reds fans is that in a few years they will be able to be out from under the ridiculous contracts they have signed. The next couple of years we will get to see some new and exciting prospects and maybe be in contention again in 5-6 years. Wash, rinse and repeat
Just wondered what fans thoughts were. I don’t follow the Reds that closely to know if Bell is to blame. There are certainly organizations, in all sports, that pull the trigger quickly on coaches and managers when expectations aren’t met.
My understanding is that Bell's contract is up after this season with the organization and they have an option on him for 2022 and have not exercised that option yet. Anyone missing Dusty yet?
How do you mean? Marvin got the Bengals back to respectability but could not win a playoff game. Soon as he was let go the team went strait into the toilet and earned the #1 pick of the draft. Made it appear Marvin was actually pretty good at his job.
I've was very critical of Bell last year, and IMO he has been better this year. But as I posted a few pages back, he has fallen back into his old habits of living and dying (mostly dying) on the lefty / righty matchup thing since the roster expanded. And he has definitely panicked a few times during this losing stretch:
So blame the only guy that's hitting?? Do you know how baseball is played?
Suarez? You’re going to hang your hat on a dude that since signing his big contract is down across the board in all his stats and trending even further down?
Anything from Willie, or his wife is pure schtick. Now the Reds can't control what they've done, but they can control the games moving forward. The two teams they are behind are playing each other this weekend, so you just have to stay close enough to get through the Dodger series and not be 4-5 games out. As bleak as it looks, this is still dooable. I'd guess you'll see Winker back in the lineup this weekend.
I'm not hanging my hat on anything...the point was that Suarez - as bad of a season he's had - is the team's leading hitter in the month of September. That's the point.
And my point was that’s why they are losing, if your best hitter is hitting .175 you got troubles
I'm always going to put it on the players because they are the ones succeeding or failing. I'm not a fan of Bell's managerial style. Way too bland. I understand the 162 game grind and not being too high and low. But there is little to no energy that come from the Bell. Also, the constant meddling of the lineup drive me nuts. Way too much lefty / righty switching around.
Who would your "energy" manager be? You always say he shows no emotion yet he lead the league in ejections the last two years and is one behind the leader this year. Your main complaint with Bell is that he doesn't bash his players in the media.
I wouldn't say that's my main complaint, but it is one of them. And let's not confuse bashing for holding the players accountable. And this may be an "old school" / "new school" philosophy that I just don't get. I'll use a guy who was pretty successful as a manager, and who was both had his player's backs, because he was one, and a guy who would get after a player. Lou Pinella. Now if you recall, Lou would have closed door meetings with struggling clubs and it wasn't pleasant and everyone knew about it because it was reported. Now I'm not saying that once a week you're tearing players down, that doesn't work. But for Bell, in any presser or any interview you can almost guarantee these will be said...
Winker has been activated today.
12-3 to end the year. He's the glue that holds this club together.
If the Reds go 12-3 due to Winker, I'll deem you the ultimate Reds fan. If we go 9-6 the rest of the way, we may squeak in. The Cardinals HAVE to cool off at some point, that team simply isn't that good.
When a team has anchors like Arenado, Molina and Goldschmidt, and really good young players like O'Neill, Carlson and Edman, it is foolish to say they aren't that good. O'Neill is more or less Winker's equivalent. Their pitching is equivalent to the Reds. They are legit. I hope the Padres can beat them once this weekend. And hopefully the Brewers can cool them off mid-week.